Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Tennis - Golf - Badminton SOME tennis was possible this year, but the demands of the new building being rather exacting there was not always the same time available for play as in former years. That part of the School which was at Cadboro Bay enjoyed some games on the cement court there. The play seemed, however, to consist mostly of that style of shot generally associated with a pitching mashie. The veterans of Shawnigan, however, were more ortho- dox, and some very fair games resulted on the Shawnigan wooden courts. Golf was hardly played at all, but with the ploughing and seeding which has been done in the last year, not to mention many hours of picking up stones on the part of the School in general, it should be possible by next Spring to have a small nine-hole course ready for excavation by the enthusiasts of the Royal and Ancient Game. Badminton is now in full swing again. With our gym once more being used for its proper functions (it having pro- vided us with class room, dining room, workshop and general storage accommodation since the fire), we are now able to use two courts for play. The added height, as compared with our old quarters, makes the game twice what it ever was be- fore, and though there may not be the same satisfaction in smiting a shuttlecock as there is in flogging a squash ball, yet competition is as keen as ever and the courts are seldom vacant. SQUASH We are justly proud of our two new squash courts, the only courts at present on Vancouver Island. Play has been very keen and the game seems to have taken a firm hold. With the addition of artificial light in the not too distant future, the hours of play will be greatly lengthened, an improvement which will be much appreciated. 19

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Song of the Gym. Was you asking me my experience In the fire of ' 26? Why without me, well, just ask anyone, Yes, they would ' ave be en in a fix. I ' d ' ardly been properly finished, The windows weren ' t all of them done, When the School burnt down in a night, sir, And I was left all alone. They first of all used me for sortin ' The things they saved from the blaze. The place was a regular shambles, We was working for days and days. And while all this was a ' appening, The boys they ' ad to be fed ; So we served them their meals right ' ere, sir, Good work! sir, was that you said? When the boys came back after Christmas, AVhy Bert ' ad been rushing about; He ' d altered the whole of me landscape, And fair turned me inside out. He ' d dining and store rooms and class rooms, And a carpenter ' s workshop as well ; Was the noise very bad? did you say, sir? Just ask Mr. Skrimshire, he ' ll tell. And now I ' m all beautifully stuccoed, And they ' re using me quite a lot ; But it ' s good to feel you ' ve been useful, So long as you ain ' t forgot. is

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Library Notes IN THE last issue of the magazine allusion was made to the prospect of moving into larger quarters. We have moved. But little did we think when those lines were written under what circumstances the change would be made. We now have a most delightful room, with plenty of bookshelf accommodation, easy chairs and all sorts of luxuries for which we had never dared to hope. In addition there is a small room used as a Reference Library for the special benefit of the Seni or Forms. Owing to the generosity of cer- tain members of the staff, who have lent us books, we have the nucleus of a Reference Library, but there are many stand- ard books which we should like to see adorning the shelves. Perhaps it may not be a vain hope to look forward to having some of these in the near future. We wish to thank A. G. Crisp for the large number of books presented by him to the Library, also Capt. O. G. Hunt for a similar gift. Chapel Notes DURING the Easter Term and the first part of the Summer Term some of us went to St. Barnabas ' and the rest to St. Matthias ' Church on Sunday mornings. We would like to extend our thanks to the Rev. H. T. Arch- bold and the Rev. N. E. Smith for their kindness and interest in the School whilst we were in Victoria. On our return to the School in May, services were held in the dining room. This term our services have been held in Big School, and celebrations of the Holy Communion have been held regularly every Sunday morning and on All Saint ' s Day. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following 20